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tonight, the suv plowing through the inside of a mall. the suv first slamming into a store entrance, driving right through it, and then right into the mall itself. shoppers running for cover. tonight, the suspect under arrest. what we're now learning. also tonight, the deadly bus crash. at least four dead. the bus flipping over. authorities saying everyone onboard injured, some in critical condition. some were ejected, and all of this not far from a national park. the deadly disaster in texas, hundreds of high water rescues. children stranded in school. and the barge breaking loose, slamming into a bridge, all part of a busy interstate. the patriots dumping antonio brown late today. the nfl star accused of rape. and did he try to intimidate a second woman who came forward?
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the player himself just tweeting. the firestorm surrounding president trump and a phone call with a leader believed to be ukraine's new president. did the president bring up his potential 2020 challenger joe biden? president trump was asked that today. the global climate strike. thousands of protests, 150 countries. young people leading the way from new york to london to sydney. the young student terrified who calls t soo saying she was drunk and went through several red lights. many children on that bus. and the surfer and the great white shark right off the east coast. good evening. it's great to have you with us on a friday night. the terrifying scene inside a mall. shoppers running for cover. but we begin with the tour bus flipping over in southern utah, not far from bryce canyon national park. several killed, a dozen
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critically injured. the bus rolling other on the highway. at this hour, they've airlifted victims from the remote scene. here's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, the ntsd investigating why this bus flipped over. four were killed and 15 wounded when the bus filled with 30 chinese-speaking tourists suddenly rolled along turn in the road leading to picturesque bryce canyon. the force of the crash nearly shearing off the roof of the bus, causing catastrophic injuries. shortly after the crash, stunned passengers across two-lane highway. medics and bystanders doing triage. trying to warm up the wounded with the space blankets. helicopters lifting the most critically wounded to hospitals. artifacts of what started out as a pleasant tour littering the
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road alongside shattered glass, water bottles, oranges, and clipboards flung from the bus as it tumbled. >> matt, any word on the survivors who were airlifted to the hospital? >> reporter: it's an extremely remote area, that's one of the reasons why the ntsb team isn't scheduled to arrive until tomorrow. no obvious reasons for the crash, but authorities tell me every single person onboard the bus was transferred to the hospital. >> matt, thank you. the other scene unfolding late today, inside a mall in a chicago suburb. the driver of an suv crashing through the entrance of a sears scyou li the driver now arrested.
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here's marcus moore. >> yo, this is not happening right now. >> reporter: tonight, the terrifying scene in a chicago suburb mall. panicked shoppers running for cover. an suv driving through the middle of the mall in a horrifying incident. tires can be heard screeching in the mayhem. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: 911 calls going out with reports of injuries. >> a trailblazer driving through the mall right now. unknown injuries right now. >> reporter: the woodford mall in schaumburg, illinois, going with weapons drawn searching for the suspect, emergency vehicles surrounding the shopping center. the entrance to the sears store, obliterated. tonight, the male suspect is now in custody, seen being led away in handcuffs. initial fears of an active shooter turned out to be false. confusion in the chaos. tonight, authorities grateful no one was killed. luckily, the injuries are only
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minor. >> marcus, any word on a motive? >> reporter: the suspect was taken into custody inside the store. witnesses said he did not resist arrest, offering no explanation for what he's accused of doing. >> thank you. now to the state ofdisaster in some places in texas tonight. water rescues around the clock. several people including a baby brought up on a ladder to escape a flooded freeway. and the i-10 bridge, what a scene there today. now, alerts for the plains and midwest into the weekend. here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: tonight, the race to rescue residents trapped by imelda's floodwaters. boat after boat bringing
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people to dry land. families. southeast texas deluged with up to 43 inches of rain. rescues around the clock. the coast guard airlifting those trapped. interstate 10 shut down after barges slammed into the bridge. you can see the damage underneath. the interstate may be closed for months. this is i-90, and you can see it's still flooded. so the traffic jams last for miles. houston area schools were heavily criticizedthursday. at least 200 kids spent the night inside their classrooms.
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classes today cancelled after some schools flooded. kids carried through the water. this a flooded freeway on a ladder. >> clayton, joining us now from one of those neighborhoods. you were saying the waters are still rising tonight? >> reporter: that's right. the folks were flooded out during harvey, and they're worried the water could come up another two feet. that would put the water inside that bottom window, flooding these houses even worse. >> thank you. let's get right to rob marciano, in texas tonight tracking it all. rob? >> reporter: the water thankfully receding here, but these people are trying to dry out the rugs and furniture. watches posted from kansas to illinois, the front could produce severe weather across the dakotas. several rounds of rain,
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potentially flooding through chicago and st. louis. and we're watching hurricane aa. >> thank you. there were late developments involving antonio brown, the new england patriots cutting brown less than two weeks after signing the troubled player. a second woman now accusing him of sexual misconduct, and claiming he sent her intimidating text messages afterward. here's paula faris. >> reporter: tonight, the new england patriots firing their embattled wide receiver antonio brown after just 11 days. the patriots saying in a statement, "we feel that it is best to move in a different direction." just hours earlier, brown facing a new accusation. a woman claiming that he sent her group messages meant to intimidate her. this, just days after she told "sports illustrated" brown made unwanted sexual advances in 2017.
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her lawyer released the alleged texts in which brown accusing her of fabricating her story for cash. even showing photos of her kids. >> the patriots took a look at this allegation as well as other allegations and decided that was the best move for them. >> reporter: just days after signing his contract in new england, a bombshell civil lawsuit was brought by his former trainer brittney taylor, claiming brown sexually assaulted her. brown has denied any sexual misconduct and vowed to fight all charges. just hours before brown's release, bill belichick walking out of his press conference. >> and brown, tweeting tonight. his agent hopeful he will be picked up by another team? >> reporter: he's thanking the patriots for the opportunity. his agent is hoping he will be picked up by another team, but
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the nfl will continue to investigate any and all claims. they hold his football future in their hands. >> paula, thank you. now to the firestorm surrounding president trump, did the president bring up joe biden in a phone call? here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: tonight, "the wall street journal" is reporting the president repeatedly, eight times, pressured the president of ukraine to investigate the son of leading democratic presidential candidate joe biden during a phone call in july. earlier today, the president defended that call. >> it was a totally appropriate conversation. it was actually a beautiful conversation. >> reporter: but the president refused to say whether or not he talked about joe biden. >> on that point, did you discuss joe biden, his son, or his family with the leader of ukraine? >> it doesn't matter what i discuss. >> reporter: "the wall street journal" reports president trump urged the president of ukraine
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to work with his personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, who recently met with ukrainian officials in europe about investigating hunter biden's business dealings. last night, giuliani at first denied asking the ukrainian government to investigate biden. >> did you ask the ukraine to investigate joe biden? >> no, i actually didn't. >> reporter: then seconds later he acknowledged he did. >> so, you did ask ukraine to look into joe biden. >> of course i did. >> reporter: in iowa today, joe biden called the whole situation concerning and inappropriate. >> not one single credible outlet has given any credibility to his assertions, not one single one. and so i have no comment except the president should start to be president. >> reporter: the issue came to light after a whistleblower in the intelligence community sounded an alarm about a phone call between the president and a foreign leader. today, the president dismissed the whistleblower's complaint as
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"a political hack job." >> i don't know the identity of the whistleblower, i just hear it's a partisan person, meaning it comes out from another party. but i don't have any idea. >> reporter: the inspector general for the director of national intelligence called the complaint "credible" and of "urgent concern" and wanted to share it with congress. but he was blocked by acting director of national intelligence joseph maguire and the justice department. >> let's get back to jon karl, there's news that the white house counsel was also involved in the decision? >> reporter: we're told the white house counsel's office worked with the justice department to craft the legal rational for refusing to turn over the complaint to congress. a rational that the democrats reject. nancy pelosi saying that the president is stepping into a serious minefield. also, we've heard more from joe
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biden, calling on the president to release the transcript of the conversation with the president of ukraine. >> thank you. now to millions of people around the world taking part in the global protest against climate change. a 16-year-old activist leading the charge in new york city, leading action to protect the climate. here's tom llamas, witnessing the crowds firsthand. >> reporter: tonight, in record numbers, and in cities around the world, demonstrators taking to the streets to combat climate change. leading the charge, the world's youth. from washington to paris to sydney, 2,500 planned protests in more than 150 countries. millions of students skipping
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school, they say, to teach the world a lesson. joining the demonstrators all over the world, in the united states. across this country, demanding change. saying time is running out and they're fed up. >> just because we're kids, doesn't mean that we don't have a voice. sure, we can't, like, vote or anything, but we're here because we're here to use our voice. >> reporter: organizers say more than 100,000 gathered in each of these locations -- melbourne, australia, in front of germany's brandenburg gate, and on the streets of london. leading this global march, 16-year-old greta thunberg from sweden. the teenage activist met with leaders on capitol hill this week to deliver a message. >> i don't want you to listen to me. i want you to listen to the scientists. >> reporter: today she marched through the streets of new york. >> change is coming whether they like it or not. >> reporter: it doesn't end here. next week, the u.n. general
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assembly meets in new york, and will have a climate action summit. >> thank you. and news on the democratic race for 2020. bill de blasio dropping out, saying it's clearly not my time. he promises to support the party's nominee. still ahead on "world news tonight," a popular host on hgtv passing away. and the student saying the bus driver was drunk. the major move by walmart involving vaping products. and the surfer and his close encounter. believe it or not, his words made us smile. stick around for that. a lot more ahead. stay tuned. fights cancer, repairs shattered bones,
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finally tonight, our person of the week. it was six years ago, you first met jack. at the time, he had nebraska behind him. tonight, we're all behind him. our person of the week.>>eporten runng 69 yards for the score. farieaghhind him, nebska. >> hoffman, scoring for the red team. >> reporter: lifted by that team right into our hearts. that little nebraska fan had been diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 5. during his fight, he was given the chance to lead his favorite team onto the field. jack's family and friends formed a foundation called team jack to help all children with pediatric brain cancer. they have now raised more than $8 million. and tonight, look at jack now. he's 13, in the eighth grade. and he is suited up, number 75 for the west holt huskies in atkinson, nebraska. jack is still receiving treatment in his ongoing battle with brain cancer, but his doctors gave him the okay to
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finally play. and this week, his first game. number 75. he snaps the ball to the quarterback. all part of the same play that scored that touchdown. >> go buddy, yeah! >> reporter: jack congratulates his teammate, a pat on the back. they won, 38-0. with help from that player who years later is still running y h nebraska right behind him. and so we choose jack, 38-0. i hope to see you right back on monday. until then, have a good evening. good night.
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if we have conversations with each other and families about climate change and educate each other. we'll be able to spread moreon >> the global climate strike is here. thousands of students and workers walk out demanding abs onerosts w urlanet. it p i fco moved today market street. thousands of people taking par >>t a global event. organizers in australia say over 300,000 people joined various protests. and estimated 100,000 converged on the in berlin. streets were packed in chile. they will host the climate change conference roughly 250,000 people showed up for the
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climate strike in new york city. >> on the ground in san francisco the front lines almost all students chanting and carrying signs. live from with the story. >> this was a unique protest. a lot of the kids didn't seem like they were here just to skip school. they were serious there was a useful energy in the air and the kids were accompanied by parents. >> thousands of young people filled the streets of san francisco as part of the global climate strike. a look from sky 7 at market street. around noon today.ulled their kids out of school for the lesson in real life. >> my children have friends over last night kp made signs. generated interest and we ca li rees are bleaching.
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